OOC: Novice's Guide to Villains and Villainy Syllabus
Novice's Guide to Villains and Villainy
Synopsis: Special abilities are not necessary for defeating a villain. Learn how to do it the old-fashioned way, from identifying and finding the villain to understanding and eventually defeating him. Examples of fictional villains will be used as case studies and most classes will be hands-on in the Danger Shop.
The class is for regular people, but people with powers are also more than welcome. The powers just aren't necessary!
Syllabus (please assume that the names listed here are the meta versions where necessary)
Week 1: Overview/Meet & Greet
Week 2: What is a villain? What tools do you have at your disposal?
Week 3: Identifying Your Suspects
Week 4: The Major Annoyance (Sam I Am) - DONE
Week 5: The Tyrant (Rang the Ridiculous) - DONE
Week 6: The Everyday Villain (Nurse Ratched) - DONE
Week 7: The Traitor - DONE
MID-TERM BREAK
Week 8: Femme Fatale (Bitterwoman) - DONE
Week 9: The Evil Genius (Professor Moriarty)
Week 10: The Mutineer (Long John Silver)
Week 11: TBA
Week 12: Invasions (War of the Worlds tripod aliens)
Week 13: The Monster (Grendel & Grover)
Week 14: Evil Overlord (Lord Vizzle)
Week 15: Final Exam
Final Exam: Early in the semester students will be asked to fill out a survey with basic details on their lives. These basic details will go towards pairing up the student with a villain stereotype to battle in their final exam. Players will be asked OOCly what type they would prefer (true to canon or something wacky).
Workload: Fun is paramount. All activities will be in-class, aside from maybe a project if I can think of something fun.
Detention Policy: Thursday will not give your character detention unless you ask for it OOCly. However, if I feel that Thursday needs to react to something your character has done in class, I'll drop you a line so we can work something out. She's much more likely to give alternative punishments that could be fun to play out :)
And to jump on the bandwagon, I am indeed looking for a TA. Anyone interested will have to be willing to post classes if I'm unable to, play some NPCs if there's a field trip and for the final exam if needed.
Synopsis: Special abilities are not necessary for defeating a villain. Learn how to do it the old-fashioned way, from identifying and finding the villain to understanding and eventually defeating him. Examples of fictional villains will be used as case studies and most classes will be hands-on in the Danger Shop.
The class is for regular people, but people with powers are also more than welcome. The powers just aren't necessary!
Syllabus (please assume that the names listed here are the meta versions where necessary)
Week 1: Overview/Meet & Greet
Week 2: What is a villain? What tools do you have at your disposal?
Week 3: Identifying Your Suspects
Week 4: The Major Annoyance (Sam I Am) - DONE
Week 5: The Tyrant (Rang the Ridiculous) - DONE
Week 6: The Everyday Villain (Nurse Ratched) - DONE
Week 7: The Traitor - DONE
MID-TERM BREAK
Week 8: Femme Fatale (Bitterwoman) - DONE
Week 9: The Evil Genius (Professor Moriarty)
Week 10: The Mutineer (Long John Silver)
Week 11: TBA
Week 12: Invasions (War of the Worlds tripod aliens)
Week 13: The Monster (Grendel & Grover)
Week 14: Evil Overlord (Lord Vizzle)
Week 15: Final Exam
Final Exam: Early in the semester students will be asked to fill out a survey with basic details on their lives. These basic details will go towards pairing up the student with a villain stereotype to battle in their final exam. Players will be asked OOCly what type they would prefer (true to canon or something wacky).
Workload: Fun is paramount. All activities will be in-class, aside from maybe a project if I can think of something fun.
Detention Policy: Thursday will not give your character detention unless you ask for it OOCly. However, if I feel that Thursday needs to react to something your character has done in class, I'll drop you a line so we can work something out. She's much more likely to give alternative punishments that could be fun to play out :)
And to jump on the bandwagon, I am indeed looking for a TA. Anyone interested will have to be willing to post classes if I'm unable to, play some NPCs if there's a field trip and for the final exam if needed.